DAVANGERE
Constituency no. 6 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called DAVANGERE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 1996
G MALLIKARJUNAPPA
BJP
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1996
97,087
13.29% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDS H PATEL
- Votes
- 1,71,875
- Vote share
- 23.52%
- Behind by
- 97,087
Electors
11,43,500
Total votes polled
7,30,659
Valid votes
7,30,659
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.9%
Full result, 1996
24 candidates · 7,30,659 valid votes
G MALLIKARJUNAPPABJPwon
2,68,962
36.8%
S H PATELJD
1,71,875
23.5%
CHANNAIAH ODEYARINC
1,61,296
22.1%
M BASAPPAKCP
1,07,369
14.7%
M CHANDRASHEKARAPPAIND
3,308
0.5%
B GURULINGAPPAIND
2,564
0.3%
M D NOORULLA SHARIFFIND
2,270
0.3%
S K SHARIFF BAGARIND
1,815
0.3%
N MALATHESHA RAOIND
1,690
0.2%
SUBHAN KHANIND
1,272
0.2%
H S PARAMESHWARAPPA NYAMATIIND
1,256
0.2%
K SHAHABUDDININD
1,115
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 24. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | G.M. SIDDESWARA | BJP | 3,70,499 | 40.70% | MALLIKARJUN S S | 32,676 |
| 1999 | G.Mallikarjunappa | BJP | 3,98,969 | 46.93% | Shamanur Shivashankarappa | 16,269 |
| 1998 | SHAMANUR SHIVA SHANKARAPPA | INC | 3,43,704 | 42.21% | G.MALLIKARJUNAPPA | 11,332 |
| 1996 | G MALLIKARJUNAPPA | BJP | 2,68,962 | 36.81% | S H PATEL | 97,087 |
| 1991 | CHANNAIAH ODEYAR | INC | 2,37,542 | 39.85% | S.A. RABINDRANATH | 455 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DAVANGERE constituency in 2004?
G.M. SIDDESWARA (BJP) won DAVANGERE in 2004, by a margin of 32,676 votes.
Which party has won DAVANGERE the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has DAVANGERE gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won DAVANGERE the most times?
CHANNAIAH ODEYAR, with 3 wins between 1984 and 1991.
